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* stake out your personal space/name on the web
 
* stake out your personal space/name on the web
 
* a stable location you control to point your social media accounts to
 
* a stable location you control to point your social media accounts to
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====What to use to build a site?====
 
====What to use to build a site?====
*What is [http://wordpress.org/ WordPress]. How is [http://blogs.evergreen.edu/ blogs.evergreen.edu] different from [http://wordpress.com/ wordpress.com] different from [https://wordpress.org/ wordpress.org]?
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*What is [http://wordpress.org/ WordPress]? How is [http://blogs.evergreen.edu/ blogs.evergreen.edu] different from [http://wordpress.com/ wordpress.com] different from [https://wordpress.org/ wordpress.org]?
 
* Alternatives include [https://www.squarespace.com/ Squarespace], [https://www.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [http://www.wix.com/ Wix]
 
* Alternatives include [https://www.squarespace.com/ Squarespace], [https://www.tumblr.com/ Tumblr] and [http://www.wix.com/ Wix]
  
===Production journal examples: ===
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===Audio portfolio examples: ===
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* http://brianbinningaudio.com/
 
* http://www.gameaudiogirl.com/
 
* http://www.gameaudiogirl.com/
 
* http://zacharyquarles.com/blog/
 
* http://zacharyquarles.com/blog/
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* http://chloestamper.com/
  
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===Create a WordPress Site at Evergreen===
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As an Evergreen student, you have access to create a site at '''http://blogs.evergreen.edu''' and get support. This is a great opportunity to explore the waters of creating your own website in preparation for managing your own after graduation.
  
===Create a New WordPress Site===
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'''To get started check out the [[WordPress Tutorial]]'''
[http://blogs.evergreen.edu blogs.evergreen.edu] is Evergreen's WordPress server. You can create your own site, all you need is an [[Getting Started with Email|evergreen email address]] and [[Evergreen Login - Getting Started|login]].
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*'''[[Create New Site - First Time in WordPress|Create your first site]]''' if you are new to blogs.evergreen.edu.
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* Learn how to '''[[Create Additional Sites - WordPress | create additional sites]]''' if you already have a site at blogs.evergreen.edu.
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===Driving in WordPress===
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*[[Dashboard Overview]]
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===Writing and Managing your content===
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*[[Get Published - Pages and Posts]]
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*[[Categories and Tags]]
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===Images and linked files===
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*'''[[Images in Wordpress|Insert an image]]'''
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*'''[[Attach a file to a WordPress post or page|Link to a file]]'''
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===Designing Your Site===
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====Working with themes====
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Themes allow you to change the design of your blog at any time. Changing your theme will not affect the primary content of your site.
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* '''[[About Themes - WordPress|Choose a theme]]'''
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* Customize your header image - some themes allow for you to add your own header image '''Appearance > Header Image''' (may only appear if your chosen theme supports custom header images)
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*'''[[Custom CSS|Make additional changes to your theme]]''' (advanced)
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====Suggested themes for portfolio sites:====
 
====Suggested themes for portfolio sites:====
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Always make sure themes are responsive and will look good across all device sizes.
 
* Baskerville
 
* Baskerville
 
* Hatch
 
* Hatch
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* Wilson
 
* Wilson
  
====Sidebars====
 
Many themes support sidebar content. Often times if you don't anything to your side bar a default set of "widgets" will appear. You can change this by adding your own widgets.
 
*'''[[Widgets]]''' - add additional features to your sidebar
 
*'''[[Links -WordPress |Add external links]]''' to your sidebar
 
 
====Front Page and Navigation====
 
*'''[[Front page of WordPress Site|Change what your front page displays]]''' if you'd prefer a static pages instead of your latest posts (optional).
 
*'''[[Custom Menus]]''' - allow you to modify the navigation for your site
 
** not all themes support custom menus
 
 
===Adding functionality to your site===
 
*[[Plugin Overview]] - use plugins to connect your site with a variety of web content including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc. Want to connect to a popular service that you don't see listed in the available plugins? Let Academic Computing know and we can look into adding it.
 
 
====Embedding media====
 
====Embedding media====
*[[Image Galleries - WordPress|Image Galleries]]
 
*[[Video Embed - Wordpress|Video]]
 
*[[Embed Audio - WordPress|Audio]]
 
 
*[[Soundcloud - WordPress| Adding sound files using soundcloud]]
 
*[[Soundcloud - WordPress| Adding sound files using soundcloud]]
  
====Things to know about your blog====
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===Tips for building your web site===
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* Design it with your intended audience always in mind.
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* Look at how other's in your field are organizing their sites. Are there elements you like/dislike? Are there patterns you see being used across multiple sites in your field?
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* Is it easy to view your work? Find your relevant experience.
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====How will people contact/connect with you?====
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* Consider connecting with social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram.
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* Make sure you present a professional image; create social media accounts or pages for your professional persona separate from your personal accounts.
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* Have you included a resume? make sure it be viewed in full on the site and then optionally downloaded as a PDF.
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* Protect your privacy. Use contact forms whenever possible so you don't have to reveal your email address or phone number.
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===What about after graduation?===
 
*[[What happens to my blog when I graduate?]]
 
*[[What happens to my blog when I graduate?]]
  
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=== Getting your own website===
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==== Securing your own custom domain name====
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Every website has a unique web address. Best practices for choosing a custom domain name:
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* short, descriptive, easily communicated, not easily confused with other websites
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* first and last name .com
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* domain registration happens via a domain registrar. Often times web hosts will also offer domain registration. Coupling domain registration and web hosting is the easiest way to manage as each will have to be renewed annually.
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====Web Hosting and Editing Platforms====
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Web hosts are the folks who host your website on their internet connected web servers. They can host simple html files but now, more often they additionally host web editing platforms such as WordPress, Wix or Squarespace. Before you commit to a web host:
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* Create a trial account and make sure it feels easy to use and meets all of your site's requirements.
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* Add up all of the recurring costs (domain + web hosting)
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* some platforms are Open Source such as WordPress which means if you don't like your web host you can always move your code to another server
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* some platforms are proprietary such as Squarespace - web sites built here will have limited export functionality
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====Get Found====
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=====Register your site with the major search engines=====
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Getting your site found by the major search engines can take time. By manually registering it can speed up the process.
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* [http://www.google.com/submityourcontent/website-owner/ Google]  [Submit your URL]
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* [http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html Yahoo]  [Submit your URL]
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* [http://www.bing.com/toolbox/submit-site-url Bing]  [Submit your URL]
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====Is my site successful?====
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A great way to measure how many people visit your site is to setup a [https://analytics.google.com Google Analytics account]. You'll then need to use a plugin or manually add the Google Analytics code into your site.
  
 
{{WordPress Help}}
 
{{WordPress Help}}
  
 
[[Category:2016-2017]]
 
[[Category:2016-2017]]

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Why a build a personal website?

  • stake out your personal space/name on the web
  • a stable location you control to point your social media accounts to

What to use to build a site?

Audio portfolio examples:

Create a WordPress Site at Evergreen

As an Evergreen student, you have access to create a site at http://blogs.evergreen.edu and get support. This is a great opportunity to explore the waters of creating your own website in preparation for managing your own after graduation.

To get started check out the WordPress Tutorial

Suggested themes for portfolio sites:

Always make sure themes are responsive and will look good across all device sizes.

Embedding media

Tips for building your web site

  • Design it with your intended audience always in mind.
  • Look at how other's in your field are organizing their sites. Are there elements you like/dislike? Are there patterns you see being used across multiple sites in your field?
  • Is it easy to view your work? Find your relevant experience.

How will people contact/connect with you?

  • Consider connecting with social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram.
  • Make sure you present a professional image; create social media accounts or pages for your professional persona separate from your personal accounts.
  • Have you included a resume? make sure it be viewed in full on the site and then optionally downloaded as a PDF.
  • Protect your privacy. Use contact forms whenever possible so you don't have to reveal your email address or phone number.


What about after graduation?

Getting your own website

Securing your own custom domain name

Every website has a unique web address. Best practices for choosing a custom domain name:

  • short, descriptive, easily communicated, not easily confused with other websites
  • first and last name .com
  • domain registration happens via a domain registrar. Often times web hosts will also offer domain registration. Coupling domain registration and web hosting is the easiest way to manage as each will have to be renewed annually.

Web Hosting and Editing Platforms

Web hosts are the folks who host your website on their internet connected web servers. They can host simple html files but now, more often they additionally host web editing platforms such as WordPress, Wix or Squarespace. Before you commit to a web host:

  • Create a trial account and make sure it feels easy to use and meets all of your site's requirements.
  • Add up all of the recurring costs (domain + web hosting)
  • some platforms are Open Source such as WordPress which means if you don't like your web host you can always move your code to another server
  • some platforms are proprietary such as Squarespace - web sites built here will have limited export functionality

Get Found

Register your site with the major search engines

Getting your site found by the major search engines can take time. By manually registering it can speed up the process.

Is my site successful?

A great way to measure how many people visit your site is to setup a Google Analytics account. You'll then need to use a plugin or manually add the Google Analytics code into your site.

Need More Help?



Still have questions or problems with WordPress, send Academic Computing a message or call the Computer Center at 360-867-6227.